Position: RW ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: October 23, 1913 in Moncton, New Brunswick
Died: September 23, 1985
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1975 (Full List)
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| Skater Rank: #405. Joe Juneau… #406. Terry Harper… #407. Mike Ridley… #408. GORDIE DRILLON… #409. Don Marshall… #410. Tiger Williams… #411. Craig Simpson… |
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1936-37 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 41 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1937-38 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 48 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 23 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1938-39 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 40 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1939-40 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 43 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1940-41 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 42 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 20 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1941-42 | 28 | TOR | NHL | 48 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1942-43 | 29 | MTL | NHL | 49 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 21 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Career | NHL | 311 | 155 | 139 | 294 | 131 | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1936-37 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 41 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.80 | 0.37 | 0.05 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 24 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 4.8 | ||||||
| 1937-38 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 48 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 1.08 | 0.48 | 0.08 | 42 | 50 | 92 | 37 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 7.4 | ||||||
| 1938-39 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 40 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.85 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 25 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 4.6 | ||||||
| 1939-40 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 43 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.93 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 28 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 5.8 | ||||||
| 1940-41 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 42 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 1.05 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 29 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 | ||||||
| 1941-42 | 28 | TOR | NHL | 48 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.85 | 0.39 | 0.13 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 4.5 | ||||||
| 1942-43 | 29 | MTL | NHL | 49 | 0.57 | 0.45 | 1.02 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 23 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | ||||||
| Career | NHL | 311 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.95 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 228 | 237 | 465 | 189 | 31.5 | 5.9 | 37.4 | ||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1936-37 | 23 | TOR | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1937-38 | 24 | TOR | NHL | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1938-39 | 25 | TOR | NHL | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1939-40 | 26 | TOR | NHL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1940-41 | 27 | TOR | NHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1941-42 | 28 | TOR | NHL | SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | 29 | MTL | NHL | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | NHL | 1 | 50 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 19 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1926-27 | 13 | Edith Cavell School | MSBL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1927-28 | 14 | Victoria Street School | MSBL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1928-29 | 15 | Moncton Aberdeens | High-NB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1929-30 | 16 | Moncton Chalmers Club | SNBJL | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1930-31 | 17 | Moncton Athletics | MJHL | 6 | 15 | 4 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1930-31 | 17 | Moncton Aberdeens | High-NB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1931-32 | 18 | Moncton Wheelers | MJHL | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1932-33 | 19 | Moncton Hawks | MJHL | 4 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1932-33 | 19 | Moncton Swift's | MCIHL | 7 | 11 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1933-34 | 20 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 11 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1933-34 | 20 | Toronto CCM | TMHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1934-35 | 21 | Toronto Lions | OHA-Jr. | 11 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1934-35 | 21 | Toronto Dominions | OHA-Sr. | 11 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1935-36 | 22 | Pittsburgh Yellowjackets | EAHL | 40 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1936-37 | 23 | Syracuse Stars | IAHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1943-44 | 30 | Toronto Army Daggers | OHA-Sr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 31 | Dartmouth RCAF | NSDHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 31 | Valleyfield Braves | QPHL | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | 32 | Halifax RCAF | NSDHL | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 33 | Charlottetown Legion | NSSHL | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 34 | North Sydney Victorias | NSSHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 35 | Maritime All-Stars | Exhib. | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 36 | Saint John Beavers | NBSHL | 49 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EAHL | 40 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Exhib. | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | High-NB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | IAHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | MCIHL | 7 | 11 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | MJHL | 16 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | MSBL | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBSHL | 49 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | NSDHL | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | NSSHL | 6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 22 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-Sr. | 12 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QPHL | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | SNBJL | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | TMHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1930-31 | 17 | Moncton Aberdeens | High-NB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1930-31 | 17 | Moncton Athletics | M-Cup | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1931-32 | 18 | Moncton Wheelers | MJHL | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1932-33 | 19 | Moncton Hawks | MJHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1932-33 | 19 | Moncton Swift's | MCIHL | 6 | 13 | 4 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1933-34 | 20 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA-Jr. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1933-34 | 20 | Toronto Young Rangers | M-Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1934-35 | 21 | Toronto Lions | OHA-Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1934-35 | 21 | Toronto Dominions | OHA-Sr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1935-36 | 22 | Pittsburgh Yellowjackets | EAHL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 31 | Valleyfield Braves | QPHL | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 31 | Valleyfield Braves | Al-Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 33 | Charlottetown Legion | NSSHL | 11 | 41 | 12 | 53 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 36 | Saint John Beavers | NBSHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Al-Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EAHL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | High-NB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | M-Cup | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | MCIHL | 6 | 13 | 4 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | MJHL | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBSHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NSSHL | 11 | 41 | 12 | 53 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHA-Jr. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OHA-Sr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QPHL | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Gordie Drillon | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | |
| Mike Gartner | 95.9 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Mats Naslund | 94.6 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 |
| Brad Richards | 93.7 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| Mike Modano | 93.7 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| Syl Apps | 93.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Sweeney Schriner | 92.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Brian Propp | 92.4 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 4.9 |
| Henri Richard | 92.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 92.0 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.4 |
| Scott Gomez | 91.9 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Gordie Drillon | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | |||||||
| Jason Pominville | 91.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Ryan Getzlaf | 89.0 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | |||||
| Thomas Vanek | 86.7 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | |||||
| Barry Pederson | 86.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Mats Naslund | 86.2 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | ||||
| Mike Ribeiro | 84.7 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Michael Ryder | 84.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | ||||
| Eddie Gerard | 84.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |||||||
| Kent Nilsson | 83.8 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 | ||||
| Michael Cammalleri | 83.5 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | |||
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Awards
1937-38 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy |
Honors
1937-38 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)1938-39 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1941-42 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) |
Championships
1942 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) |
Games Played 1941-42 NHL 48 (2) |
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Goals 1938-39 NHL 18 (7) 1939-40 NHL 21 (4) 1940-41 NHL 23 (4) 1941-42 NHL 23 (5) 1942-43 NHL 28 (3) |
Assists 1939-40 NHL 19 (10) |
Points 1939-40 NHL 40 (4) 1940-41 NHL 44 (2) 1941-42 NHL 41 (8) |
Goals Created 1939-40 NHL 17.9 (4) 1940-41 NHL 19.9 (2) 1941-42 NHL 18.6 (5) |
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Goals Per Game 1937-38 NHL 0.54 (1) 1938-39 NHL 0.45 (4) 1939-40 NHL 0.49 (3) 1940-41 NHL 0.55 (2) 1941-42 NHL 0.48 (6) 1942-43 NHL 0.57 (5) |
Assists Per Game 1939-40 NHL 0.44 (7) 1940-41 NHL 0.50 (7) |
Points Per Game 1937-38 NHL 1.08 (1) 1938-39 NHL 0.85 (8) 1939-40 NHL 0.93 (4) 1940-41 NHL 1.05 (3) |
Goals Created Per Game 1937-38 NHL 0.48 (1) 1938-39 NHL 0.37 (4) 1939-40 NHL 0.42 (4) 1940-41 NHL 0.47 (2) |
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Adjusted Goals 1938-39 NHL 31 (7) 1939-40 NHL 34 (4) 1940-41 NHL 35 (4) 1941-42 NHL 30 (5) 1942-43 NHL 30 (3) |
Adjusted Assists 1939-40 NHL 35 (10) |
Adjusted Points 1939-40 NHL 69 (5) 1940-41 NHL 70 (2) 1941-42 NHL 55 (9) |
Adjusted Goals Created 1939-40 NHL 28.1 (5) 1940-41 NHL 28.6 (3) 1941-42 NHL 23.2 (6) 1942-43 NHL 23.4 (10) |
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Offensive Point Shares 1937-38 NHL 6.7 (1) 1938-39 NHL 3.8 (8) 1939-40 NHL 5.0 (3) 1940-41 NHL 5.3 (2) 1941-42 NHL 3.5 (8) |
Point Shares 1940-41 NHL 6.3 (9) |
October 4, 1942: Traded to Montreal by Toronto for $30,000, October 4, 1942.
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